ヤクルト、インド事業を強化

ヤクルト本社はインド事業を強化する。２０１３年３月期中をめどにチェンナイなど主要３都市に、主力の乳酸菌飲料「ヤクルト」の営業拠点を新設し、販売地域を計６都市に倍増する。

ヤクルト本社はダノンとの合弁会社「インドヤクルト・ダノン」を通じ０７年にインドに進出。首都デリーや商都ムンバイ、IT企業が集積するバンガロールの３都市周辺に計１３の営業拠点を設け、ヤクルトを販売している。

これらの進出地域での拡販に加え、来年にもチェンナイ、ハイデラバードといった人口が５００万人を超える大都市や、綿工業が盛んな西部のアーメダバードに進出。当初は小売店に売り込むが、訪問販売員「ヤクルトレディ」による宅配も手掛けていく予定。日経より。

"India's ruling party ponders leader" from Wall Street Journal

"NEW DELHI - In a nation where government decisions can take years to slink through the bureaucracy, and policy pronouncements often are riddled with jargon and grammatical errors, Palaniappan Chidambaram is an anomaly: He hates delays and he doesn't tolerate typos.

Mr.Chidambaram also is one of the most powerful politicians in India, tapped as home minister- the nation's top domestic- security position- after the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, following a two-decade career in top economic posts, including minister of finance.

In just over two years, he has formed a broad power base while managing a huge portfolio that includes combating Pakistan-based terrorists and home-grown Maoist rebels, tending to unrest in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and demanding that Research In Motion Ltd. open its BlackBerry corporate email service to wiretapping."

"Shangri-La hotel for Chennai" from South China Morning Post

"Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of Asia's leading luxury hotel groups, has signed a contract with Riverside Infrastructure (India) to operate Traders Hotel in the southern city of Chennai. A Shangri-La hotel is also due to open in Mumbai next year and a Shangri-La hotel will open in Bangalore in early 2012."